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Effect of Adjunctive Low-Level Laser Therapy on Wound Healing Following Surgical Gingival Depigmentation: A Prospective Study.

Cureus · Abdul Riyaz S, Pavan Kumar O, Seshu Kumar K, Parveen S, Ashok KP, Mylapoori V, Azmi Md S, Basha KK · 2026-06-29

Low-level laser therapy applied alongside surgical gingival depigmentation accelerated early epithelialization and reduced pain in the first week, though both groups achieved complete healing by day 15.

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